2004 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2004 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 93 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
- President – Chen Shui-bian
- Vice President – Annette Lu
- Premier – Yu Shyi-kun
- Vice Premier – Lin Hsin-i, Yeh Chu-lan
Events
February
- 1 February – The upgrade of Van Nung Institute of Technology in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County to Vanung University.
- 28 February – 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally.
March
- 9 March – The opening of Chiayi Municipal Museum in East District, Chiayi City.
- 10 March – The establishment of National Airborne Service Corps of the Ministry of the Interior.
- 19 March – 3-19 shooting incident, an assassination attempt on Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu in Tainan City.[1]
- 20 March
- 2004 Republic of China presidential election took place and Chen Shui-bian won the election, compiling 50.11% of the popular vote.[2]
- 2004 Republic of China referendum.
- 21 March – The opening of Changhua City Library in Changhua County.
April
- 1 April
- The merging between West District and Central District to form the West Central District in Tainan City.
- The opening of Chuwan Crab Museum in Xiyu Township, Penghu County.
May
- 1 May – The opening of Green World Ecological Farm in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County.
- 8 May – 15th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei City.
- 20 May – The swearing in of the second term of President Chen Shui-bian.
June
- 1 June
- The establishment of CTV MyLife.
- The establishment of TTV Family.
July
- 1 July
- The establishment of Bureau of Energy.
- The establishment of CTV News Channel.
- The establishment of Financial Supervisory Commission.
- The establishment of PTS2.
- 4 July – The establishment of the Formosa Party.[3]
August
- 1 August – The establishment of Kao Fong College in Changzhi Township, Pingtung County.
- 7 August – The opening of Puppetry Art Center of Taipei in Songshan District, Taipei.
- 13 August – The founding of Runewaker Entertainment in Taichung.
- 17–27 August – Typhoon Aere.
September
- 1 September – The establishment of TTV Finance.
- 29 September – The opening of Xiaobitan Branch Line of Taipei Metro.
October
- 1–3 October – The 1st Taiwan Youth Day.
November
- 19 November – The opening of Miramar Entertainment Park in Zhongshan District, Taipei.
- 21 November – The start of 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
- 21–27 November – Taiwan hosted the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.[4] Qatar national basketball team won the competition.
December
- 1 December – The renaming of Keelung City Cultural Center to Keelung Cultural Center.
- 11 December
- 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary
- 2004 Republic of China legislative election was held and Chen Shui-bian won the popular vote of the election.[5]
- 18 December – 11,551 residents of Kaohsiung City set a world record: longest time to play two songs without stopping.[6]
- 28 December – The opening of YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum in Ren'ai District, Keelung.
Deaths
- 3 March – Wei Yung, 67, Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (1976-1988).[7]
- 6 April – Yuan Che-sheng [zh], suicide by hanging.[8]
- 14 August – Hsu Tzi-ting [zh], 23, Taiwanese model, suicide by jumping.[8]
- 15 December – Chiang Fang-liang, 88, First Lady (1978–1988), lung cancer.[9][10]
References
- ^ Taiwan election shooting suspect dead. 07/03/2005. ABC News Online
- ^ BBC News | Asia-Pacific| Chen declared Taiwan victor
- ^ Wang, Hsiao-wen (5 July 2004). "Formosa Party slams pan-greens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ FIBA Asia : Home
- ^ fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21770.pdf
- ^ Huang, Jewel (22 December 2004). "Kaohsiung City's future looks bright". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Chen, Melody (25 March 2004). "Harvesting diplomatic solutions was Wei Yung's way". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b Wang, Hsiao-wen (27 September 2004). "A helping hand can halt suicide, experts say". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Yiu, Cody (16 December 2004). "A sad life ends for Chiang Fang-liang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Wen, Stephanie (16 December 2004). "Chiang Fang-liang remembered". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 in Taiwan.
- Year 2004 Calendar - Taiwan
- Taiwan, 2004 Timeline
- Year 2004 Legislative Yuan Elections in Taiwan
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